Shangri-La Frontier is a fun story about a VR MMORPG that focuses on the details

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I recently had the opportunity to check out the first episode of Shangri-La Frontier, a new anime about a VRMMORPG. Now, this genre in particular has gotten a bit saturated in recent years due to the success of Sword Art Online, Log Horizon, and even Ready Player One. However, the art style of the trailer piqued my interest, and the press release indicated SLF would have a bit more of a focus on world-building and game mechanics.

Shangri-La Frontier is by C2C Studio, a Japanese animation studio that has been around since 2006. C2C’s popular recent works include Reincarnated as a Sword and Otaku Elf. I have to admit, I only recently got back into anime and have been extremely picky so I haven’t seen either of those. But, after watching the trailers for both, I’m even more impressed with the visuals in Shangri-La Frontier. That’s not to say the other two titles look bad by any means, but SLF is definitely their best work yet in terms of visual quality.

The premise of Shangri-La Frontier is simple enough. The main character Rakuro Hizutome is an odd one, preferring to play scuffed games that are considered trash by others. He finds enjoyment in learning how to navigate and appreciate a title’s bugs, as opposed to getting upset by them. But after a recent playthrough of Faeria Chronicle Online, Rakuro heads to the game store to check out something new. A poster for Shangri-la Frontier, a massively popular VRMMO catches his eye. He feels it’s time to try what some would consider a god-tier game, as opposed to a trash one.

It’s fun watching an anime that clearly cares about gaming. While Rakuro is in the local game shop, a “Comic Frontiers” poster is in the back with the same font and art style as Sonic Frontiers. Not relevant